The film invokes a conversation on several things that include loss, grief, familial dynamics and the effect of a tragic event on them, but above all, it is about one's belief in something omniscient. As the title suggests, it becomes a story about how a couple's faith in God, which they may have temporarily found shaken, eventually allows them to get past a deeply saddening incident in their lives. It has been a year to the death of Tori and Derek's son, Trey. The circumstance of his death is not revealed right away, as the narrative takes its time coming into its own. It further attempts an exploration of one's relationship with grief, and the manner in which it can hold power over every single decision of someone's life. However, just when things might seem too bleak with despair threatening to overpower the film, a sense of hope is conjured for the viewer. The overarching message, thus, proves to be about the insurmountable nature of resilience and forbearance, and the inexorable movement of life. Additionally, there is a reminder of how if tragedy has the potential of pushing two people apart, it is also capable of bringing them back together, making their bond stronger than what it ever was.

A Fall From Grace | Short Film Nominee

The philosophical engagement with the ideas of good and evil have plagued human consciousness for millennia. The equation gets more complex when we bring to it the notion of God - an omniscient, omnipotent being who either allows evil as part of a grand scheme, or has no power over and therefore is perhaps not omnipotent, or maybe He is simply indifferent to it. It is precisely these thoughts that the short film attempts an engagement with. The narrative develops as two parallel strains - one unfolding inside a therapist's office where the protagonist, lying on the couch, recounts his memories. The other is defined by the portrayal of these visions. The simultaneous development of both allows the story to gradually build its tempo as well as the tension inherent to the events developing on screen. The eternal struggle between the forces of good and evil as they try to triumph one another, remains the core concern and the guiding force of the plot. However, now that the protagonist has led you to a point of no return, which of the two will be finally victorious?

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